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By Arnie Leshin
Louisiana State, the No. 7 seed and host in Baton Rouge Thursday against 10th-seeded Florida State in the 16-field Super Regionals of the NCAA Division I national softball tournament is hoping it doesn’t get eliminated as did 15th-seeded Arizona State when it hosted the Tempe Region by also playing the Thursday opener.
But it should be a good game, as will the others that begin play on Friday, with the final stop the Elite Eight World Series in Oklahoma City.
The Bayou Tigers come in at 34-20 and are seeking their first national championship, while FSU, the 2018 champion, is 42-10-1. This contest is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start Eastern Time.
These two will play game two of the best-of-3 on Friday, while the other brackets will be playing back-to-back on Friday and Saturday, with Sunday to be the day if deciding games are needed.
THURSDAY — at Baton Rouge: Host (7) Louisiana State (34-20) versus (10) Florida State (42-10-1) — 7 p.m. ET.
FRIDAY — at Tuscaloosa: Host (3) Alabama (48-7) versus (14) Kentucky (41-14) — 1 p.m. ET.
FRIDAY — at Norman: Host (1) Oklahoma (49-2) versus (16) Washington (44-13) — 3 p.m. ET.
FRIDAY — at Stillwater: Host (5) Oklahoma State (43-9) versus (12) Texas (42-11) — 5 p.m. ET.
FRIDAY — at Gainesville: Host 4) Florida (45-9) versus Georgia (32-21) — 5 p.m. ET
FRIDAY — at Fayetteville: Host (6) Arkansas (43-9) versus (11) Arizona (39-13) — 7 p.m. ET.
FRIDAY — at Columbia: Host (8) Missouri (41-15) versus James Madison (37-1) — 9 p.m. ET.
FRIDAY — at Los Angeles: Host (2) UCLA (44-6) versus Virginia Tech (36-13) — 9:30 p.m. ET.
ELIMINATED —
No. 9 Tennessee by James Madison
No. 13 Duke by Georgia
No. 15 Arizona State by Virginia Tech
